{"id":5867,"date":"2023-07-17T19:27:03","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T19:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themajestysmen.com\/joshuajenkins\/?p=5867"},"modified":"2023-07-17T19:27:03","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T19:27:03","slug":"strength-for-the-weak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themajestysmen.com\/joshuajenkins\/strength-for-the-weak\/","title":{"rendered":"Strength for the Weak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Lord\u2019s Table is for weak and needy sinners. When we come to the Table, we are not to come trusting in or proud of our own strength or our own goodness. We are not to come full of ourselves and with our hands full of things to offer to God. Rather, we are to come to the Table not trusting in any of our own strength, knowing ourselves to be very weak and totally dependent upon the Lord Jesus. 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